Resilient attachment for handles



Oct. 29, 1935. J. L. POTTER RESILIENT ATTACHMENT FOR HANDLES Filed Sept. 29, 1954 .755 E10/LPU 77:62)

Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES ArtNr OFFICE Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a rod with a hand-hold by which the rod may be rigidly held in and by the hand-hold or by which the rodv may be held with a lateral or swinging 5 movementin the hand-hold subject to adjustment and control by the person using the device. It is applicable for golf clubs, fishing poles and articles for other uses.

Another object is to provide a hand-grip which 10 is placed or removed at will.

I accomplish the above principal object and other minor ones which will hereinafter appear, by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which, by Way of illustration, the

invention is applied to a fishing rod, and in which drawing@- Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a hand-hold with reel and connection for a jointed rod;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the assembly shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a modilication in longitudinal section showing a one-piece rod instead of a jointed one, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a hand grip removed from its operative parts.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views of the drawing. As stated the invention is applied to a shing rod only by way of illustration, and may be used for other purposes.

A metal tube 5 has a sleeve bushing 6 fixed on its outer end and has outside screw threads at its other or inner end. Mounted on the outside of the tube next to its outer end is a hand-hold l of Icork,

wood or any desirable and suitable material.

Brazed or otherwise lixed to the tube 5, above the hand-hold l, is a band having a pocket 8 to receive one end of the Vplate 9 of a reel I 6, and screwed on the threaded end of the tube is a milled nut having a pocket II similar to pocket 8, to receive the other end of the reel plate 9.

Seated in the hollow of the bushing 6 is a corerod I2, which preferably has a band I3 xed on it as a stop to limit the insertion of the rod in the bushing and to provide an end thrust bearing for the core-rod.

It will be noted that the end of the rod I2 projects for an appreciable distance beyond the outer end of the bushing 5, the purpose of which projection is to enable the rod I2 to be moved inwardly of the handle by the application of pressure against the projecting end, or by tapping it in case the rod is stuck by expansion. The removal of the rod is desirable for the convenient adjustment on it of the knob Iii; also for moving the grip l.

the rod to move the knob I'I out of 'contact with the end of tube 5.

The outer end of the core-rod is preferably suiciently reduced in diameter to form a stop at the right distance fromthe end to arrest a sleeve f 5 lil which is slidably fitted on the reduced end of the core-rod. The sleeve I4 extends far enough beyond the core-rod to provide a socket to receive and rmly hold the nrst section I5 of a jointed l fishing rod.

ltiounted on the core-rod l2 is a knob I6, of elastic rubber, or other suitable resilient material, the widest portion of which makes a snug sliding fit against the inside walls of the tube 5. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, this knob is slid 15 ably adjustable on the tube from the band I3 to the sleeve i4. lIts function is to normally hold the core-rod I2 parallel with the tube 5, while also allowing a lateral swinging movement oi the rod in the tube by reason of the compressibilty of 20 the elastic knob. The positionof the'knob in the tube 5 determines the amount of lateral movement of the core-rod in the tube, as, by moving the knob 'toward the top of the tube, the lateral movement of the corerod is reduced. 25Y

Mounted slidably upon the sleeve It is a secong knob Il, of rubber or any other suitable material even though not elastic, which is normally in the position shown by the dotted lines giving free swinging movement to the core-rod, and 30 which is pushed down into the mouth of the bore of tube 5, to contact the latter and prevent lateral movement of the core-rod.

To give the operators hand a firmer grip on the handle I provide a hand grip I8, which is a 35 metal strap curved tc the outside curvature of the tube 5 and is removably secured by sliding it between the tube and grip l as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The outer end of the metal strap is bent out 40 at right angles and then back on a curve instead k of a sharp angle at the bend and is continued in an oblique leg I9, just far enough to about contact This forms a lug-like projection or grip for the hand of the operator. It is made re- 45 movable at the will of the user when not required.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, a continuous rod 2li, insteadof a jointed one is used, and this is extended to and has its end seated in the bushing 5. 50

The sliding knobs IS'V and Il are the same in construction and purpose as the knobs I5 and KVI'I, previously described.

What I claim is:

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